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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
21/12/21	Mute Swan	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W39327 Female ringed aged as 2nd year on 25th January 2015 at Alperton, GREATER LONDON by PJBelman. 2522 days since ringing. 21km/WSW from ringing site. Previous sightings on 04/01/2020 and 15/11/2020 also on River Thames at Datchet.
17/12/21	Mute Swan	Datchet Common GP	1	A E Hickman
09:43	Yesterday 16/12/21. Immature found dead in the water during bird survey. LIKELY TO BE AVIAN FLU VICTIM. Collected by 'Swan Support' charity which luckily are based in Datchet so were able to respond very quickly. Will be sent off for analysis by DEFRA.
20/08/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	13	K P Duncan

30/11/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A E Hickman
15:26	POSSIBLE AVIAN FLU. What looks like a sickly immature bird is currently on the main footpath opposite the Fox and Hounds pub car park. As it may be infected with Avian Flu, DEFRA have been informed. Autopsy results from three swans collected by DEFRA last Thursday have yet to come back. Please do not touch it or go near it. Another immature on the lake also looks like it may be sick as well as an adult. BBOWT have also been informed.
26/11/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	4	A B Merrick
09:00	All dead in the margins. 3 along south bank between Sand Martin bank and island and 1 SW corner of island.
25/11/21	Mute Swan	Windsor Promenade	231	D Fuller
19:45	ad bar 5 cygnets. lower than normal but others probably feeding in fields OTHERS 3 adult winter Common Gulls. SU965772.
17/11/21	Mute Swan	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	11	A E Hickman
12:30
14/11/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	63	K P Duncan

06/11/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	43	S A Graham
09:30	Min.
14/10/21	Mute Swan	Windsor Promenade	245	D Fuller
20:09	mainly ad but 21 cygnets. a fairly low count for this site. SU965772.
07/10/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	57	K P Duncan

06/10/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	59	K P Duncan

19/09/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	37	K P Duncan

18/09/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	24	S A Graham
09:00	Approx.
17/09/21	Mute Swan	Windsor Promenade	274	D Fuller
20:16	all ad except for 7 cygnets. a low count for this site. SU965771.
13/09/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	33	K P Duncan
18:30
06/09/21	Mute Swan	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	9	P Gipson
19:15	Pr + 5 juvs + intruding pair. Latter arrived 27th August. Remarkably, the intruding pair were only about 20 metres from the family party and the parents made no attempt to drive them away, having tolerated them on the lake for over a week.
06/08/21	Mute Swan	Purley on Thames, Reading	2	A Taylor
13:00	1 adult, 1 juvenile. On lake west of Purley Hall. Only one cygnet seen on several visits since nest was vacated.
27/07/21	Mute Swan	Windsor Promenade	304	D Fuller
19:36	all ad apart from 3 cygnets. very few young. SU965772.
17/07/21	Mute Swan	Mill Pond, Bracknell	7	J E Warren
	2 adults with 5 cygnets. SU857682.
03/07/21	Mute Swan	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
10:00	pair with 4 small cygnets. I suspect the first nesting attempt was a failure.
24/06/21	Mute Swan	Bagnor	4	B Lyle
	1 ad 3 cygnets. opp. Blackbird PH.
24/06/21	Mute Swan	Windsor Promenade	386	D Fuller
13:07	maily ad. only 5 cygnets seen a record count for me at this site. SU965771.
22/06/21	Mute Swan	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	6	K G White
11:30	2 ad plus 4 cygnets. SU567661.
07/06/21	Mute Swan	Windsor	2	H R Lawrence
14:14	babies. SU958773.
30/05/21	Mute Swan	Purley on Thames, Reading	3	A Taylor
17:00	2 adult, 1 cygnet. On lake just west of Purley Hall.
31/05/21	Mute Swan	Eton Wick	6	K P Duncan
	BREEDING pair No.2 have hatched four cygnets along the Roundmoor Ditch.
29/05/21	Mute Swan	Prince of Wales Pond, Windsor Great Park	4	K P Duncan
	BREEDING pair with two cygnets.
27/05/21	Mute Swan	Mill Pond, Bracknell	8	K P Duncan
	BREEDING pair with six cygnets.
25/05/21	Mute Swan	Boulters Lock, R. Thames, Maidenhead	8	R C Watts
12:30	m/f. With six cygnets 🦢.
25/05/21	Mute Swan	Green Park	19	B D Clews
12:30	2 family groups with 7 and 8 cygnets respectively.
17/05/21	Mute Swan	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	3	A Taylor
11:30	1 adult, 2 very small cygnets. On nest in reeds on main spit. Only two cygnets just visible, but maybe others concealed about the adult.
16/05/21	Mute Swan	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	female. Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W42662 Ringed aged as at least 2 years on 20th February 2017 on the River Thames at Windsor, BERKSHIRE by the Edward Grey Institute. 1546 days since ringing. 4km/WNW from ringing site. Previous sighting on 03/02/2018 on Jubilee River (BUCKS) and at Dorney Wetlands on 28/03/2020.
16/05/21	Mute Swan	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	male. fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W26586 Ringed aged as definitely hatched during 2010 on 22nd July 2010 on the River Thames at Mapledurham Lock, OXFORDSHIRE by the Edward Grey Institute. 3951 days since ringing. 27km/E from ringing site. Previous sightings on 03/02/2018 and 11/03/2020 on the Jubilee River (BUCKS). Paired with ringed female W42662 and they have nine cygnets.
16/05/21	Mute Swan	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	11	K P Duncan
	BREEDING pair No.1 with nine cygnets. Both parents ringed (details supplied separately).
11/05/21	Mute Swan	Eton Wick	9	K P Duncan
	BREEDING pair have hatched seven cygnets on flood just off Roundmoor Ditch.
09/05/21	Mute Swan	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	3	P Gipson
17:30	First of 12 eggs hatched this afternoon between 17.00 and 18.00.
07/05/21	Mute Swan	Wigmore Lane GP, Theale GPs	3	J Lerpiniere
14:27	One on nest. SU6370.
06/05/21	Mute Swan	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	A Taylor
15:15	Sitting on nest on spit at south-west corner of lake.
05/05/21	Mute Swan	Purley on Thames, Reading	2	A Taylor
13:15	On lake just west of Purley Hall, one on large nest by barrier across canal section.
01/05/21	Mute Swan	Moor Green Lakes	11	M Green
12:00	Breeding pair with 9 cygnets.
29/04/21	Mute Swan	Windsor promenade	308	D Fuller
20:04	mainly ad but some of last years juv. a good count for this site so must have recovered from the flu virus. Also 149 Canada Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose and 2 Greylag Goose. SU965774.
29/04/21	Mute Swan	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	11	K P Duncan
	BREEDING pair with nine cygnets.
28/04/21	Mute Swan	Moor Green Lakes	10	R J Godden
07:00	Adult with 9 cygnets in front of hide.
26/04/21	Mute Swan	Southcote Meadows	2	S Wearing
08:00	pair. Building a nest next to Holy Brook.
25/04/21	Mute Swan	Twyford GPs	1	P D Hadfield
18:18
23/04/21	Mute Swan	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	13	G Stewart
15:50	Numbers of swans present have ranged from 11 to 18 over the last five weeks or so.
20/04/21	Mute Swan	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W42686 Ringed as definitely hatched during 2017 on 23rd July 2017 on the River Thames at Marlow, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE by the Edward Grey Institute. 1367 days since ringing. 11km/SE from ringing site.
20/04/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	18	R Holder
06:06
16/04/21	Mute Swan	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
07:45	SE over garden.
13/04/21	Mute Swan	Padworth Lane GP	40	K E Moore
14:15
07/04/21	Mute Swan	Aldermaston	2	A E Hickman
10:45	Adult on nest next to river amongst extensive bankside willow scrub. Second bird on river nearby.
06/04/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	31	K P Duncan
21:35
04/04/21	Mute Swan	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
19:42	Low N over garden.
04/04/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	20	R Hanson
10:45
15/03/21	Mute Swan	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	31	K P Duncan

02/04/21	Mute Swan	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	33	K P Duncan

02/04/21	Mute Swan	Little John's Farm	1	S A Graham
14:00	Cow lane: nesting in ditch west of the track.
25/03/21	Mute Swan	Eton Wick	2	K P Duncan
	BREEDING pair sitting on a nest on the edge of the flood.
17/03/21	Mute Swan	Mill Pond, Bracknell	3	M Green
12:00	One nesting.
18/03/21	Mute Swan	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	2	P Gipson
17:00	Pair laid 1st egg today.
14/03/21	Mute Swan	Padworth Lane floods	8	R C Watts
10:15
05/03/21	Mute Swan	Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs	15	C Feltham
07:20	m/f. SU666706.
02/03/21	Mute Swan	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	9	G Stewart
16:30	Group of 3, 4 & 2.
01/03/21	Mute Swan	Windsor	156	B D Clews
09:00	counted between Eton Bridge and the Leisure Centre by Janet Foley.
18/02/21	Mute Swan	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:45	ad. High W (wingbeats heard through open window, but did see it).
08/02/21	Mute Swan	Jubilee River	1	K Rhodes
18:54	Dead unfortunately, have contacted Swan Support.
30/01/21	Mute Swan	Windsor Promenade	231	D Fuller
19:47	mixture. Not aged or sexed as it was torrential rain Two Egyptian Goose there. SU965773.
09/01/21	Mute Swan	Fobney Island	3	R Holder
14:05	2 ad 1 juv.
05/01/21	Mute Swan	Savernake Lake, Bracknell	2	J Crouch
11:15	2 juveniles still here.
01/01/21	Mute Swan	Savernake Lake, Bracknell	2	J E Warren
	SU885679.